Michael Peretti

The Life and Times of Sixtus the Fifth

• Author(s): Baron Hubner

• Categories: Fiction

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2023-02-06
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• Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand

Reprint of the original.

The Life of Pope Sixtus the Fifth

• Author(s): Gregorio Leti

• Categories: Popes

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1754
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• Publisher: Unknown

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A General History of the World, from the Creation to the present time. ... By W. G., ... J. Gray, ... and others. [The preface by Oliver Goldsmith.]

• Author(s): William GUTHRIE (of Brechin, and OTHERS.)

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1765
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• Publisher: Unknown

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An Universal History, from the Earliest Account of Time

• Categories: World history

• Type: Book
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• Published: 1761
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• Publisher: Unknown

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The Leading Man

• Author(s): Burton W. Peretti

• Categories: History

• Type: Book
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• Published: 2012-09-17
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• Publisher: Rutgers University Press

American presidents and Hollywood have interacted since the 1920s. This relationship has made our entertainment more political and our political leadership more aligned with the world of movies and movie stars. In The Leading Man, Burton W. Peretti explores the development of the cinematic presidential image. He sets the scene in chapter 1 to show us how the chief executive, beginning with George Washington, was positioned to assume the mantle of cultural leading man. As an early star figure in the young republic, the president served as a symbol of national survival and wish fulfillment. The president, as head of government and head of state, had the potential to portray a powerful and char...